• Outdoor activities: participation by age group US 2007-2017

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This statistic shows the percentage of people who participated at least once in an outdoor activity from 2007 to 2017, by age group. 61 percent of the respondents aged 6 to 12 years participated at least once in an outdoor activity in 2017.

Share of people participating in outdoor activities in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by age group

Characteristic	6-12 years	13-17 years	18-24 years	25-44 years	45+ years
2007	67%	64%	58%	54%	39%
2008	64%	61%	54%	53%	38%
2009	62%	60%	55%	54%	39%
2010	62%	61%	56%	54%	38%
2011	63%	62%	57%	55%	38%
2012	63%	60%	57%	57%	38%
2013	64%	60%	58%	56%	38%
2014	63%	60%	56%	56%	37%
2015	63%	59%	57%	56%	37%
2016	62%	59%	57%	56%	38%
2017	61%	58%	57%	56%	37%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2017

Number of respondents

30,999 respondents

Age group

6 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

A participant in outdoor recreation is defined as an individual who took part in one or more of 40 outdoor activities at least once during 2011/2012. Included in those 40 activities are, for example, backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing.

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